Definition of Condense

1. Verb. Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops. "The water condenses "; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"

Exact synonyms: Distil, Distill
Generic synonyms: Flux, Liquefy, Liquify
Derivative terms: Condensate, Condensation, Distillate

2. Verb. Make more concise. "Condense the contents of a book into a summary"

3. Verb. Remove water from. "Condense the milk"
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Related verbs: Distil, Distill
Derivative terms: Condensation, Condensation, Condensing

4. Verb. Cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid. "They condense the water "; "The cold air condensed the steam"

5. Verb. Become more compact or concentrated. "Her feelings condensed"
Generic synonyms: Deepen, Intensify
Related verbs: Concentrate, Contract
Derivative terms: Condensation

6. Verb. Develop due to condensation. "All our planets condensed out of the same material"
Generic synonyms: Arise, Come Up
Related verbs: Distil, Distill
Derivative terms: Condensation, Condensing

7. Verb. Compress or concentrate. "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
Exact synonyms: Concentrate, Contract
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Concentration, Condensation, Contraction

Definition of Condense

1. v. t. To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize.

2. v. i. To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form.

3. a. Condensed; compact; dense.

Definition of Condense

1. to compress [v -DENSED, -DENSING, -DENSES] - See also: compress

Medical Definition of Condense

1. To pack; to increase the density of; applied particularly to insertion of gold foil or silver amalgam in a cavity prepared in a tooth. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Condense

condemnor
condemnors
condemns
condensable
condensate
condensates
condensation
condensation
condensational
condensations
condensation compound
condensation polymer
condensation pump
condensation trail
condense (current term)
condense (current term)
condensed
condensed milk
condensed milk
condenser
condenser
condensers
condenser circle
condenser microphone
condenser or condenser lens
condenses
condensible
condensing
condensing enzyme
condensing osteitis

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